पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.26°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.37°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.79°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha171.38°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra129.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani306.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:12
Yamaganda13:00 – 14:24
Gulika Kāla06:00 – 07:24
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:00 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:36 – 13:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:00 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:24 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:12 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:24 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:00 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:36 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871766.27
Julian Day2460231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1852°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1852°), declination -7.98°, EoT 14.65 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2023-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)